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ICD-10-CM Codes
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V00-Y99
External causes of morbidity
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W00-W19
Slipping, tripping, stumbling and falls
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W15-
Fall from cliff
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W15
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W15
Fall from cliff
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W15 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM W15 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W15 - other international versions of ICD-10 W15 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W15 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
W15 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
W15:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- Fall, falling (accidental) W19
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W19
Unspecified fall
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W15
W13.9 Fall from, out of or through building, not otherwise specified
W14.XXXA Fall from tree, initial encounter
W14.XXXD Fall from tree, subsequent encounter
W15
Fall from cliff
W15.XXXA Fall from cliff, initial encounter
W15.XXXD Fall from cliff, subsequent encounter
W16 Fall, jump or diving into water
W16.0 Fall into swimming pool
W16.01 Fall into swimming pool striking water surface
W16.011 Fall into swimming pool striking water surface causing drowning and submersion
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.